Category Archives: travel
2 Cents Worth On Life Its Ownself
We take a back seat to no one including the New York Times or Wal-Mart for our cut-rate prices for opinions gleaned from the tomes of the ancients to the garbage heap of the daily news. The recent news of … Continue reading
Filed under business, Culture, Economics, Foreign Affairs, geography, history, Mother Nature, travel
Relearn And Respect The Lessons From Nature
One gets a sense of scale and even insignificance when we watch the latest eruption of a major volcano in Iceland. We argue and moan and groan about the influence of Man on our climate and old Mother Earth with … Continue reading
Filed under business, Economics, Environment, geography, Global Warming, Mother Nature, travel
The Miracle of Moving Stuff
From the most ancient of times the transport and sale of merchandise has been of the utmost importance to whole nations or societies and to the merchants engaged in trade. More than one battle has been fought over the rights … Continue reading
Filed under business, Economics, history, travel, Uncategorized
Electronic Controls, Health Care and Military Worries.
How many times has your computer “froze up” on you? No matter the brand or type sometimes these little electronic wizards just have a mind of their own and won’t comply with the commands you give them or if they … Continue reading
Road Trip Out West–The Finale
We must add a bit of an addendum to the last post to cover a few interesting items omitted in the rush to get to press on time. If your trip through the Panhandle of Texas is during the winter … Continue reading
Road Trip Out West
Let’s take a journey together through a portion of the Southwest and Rocky Mountains. You start in Dallas and head northwest on Hwy. 287. It will take you all the way to Amarillo. The first hour and a half you are … Continue reading
Right Stuff Wasted
If you haven’t read the book you surely have seen the movie “Right Stuff” about our early astronauts. You also have seen “Apollo 13″ at some point. Those movies and books do a great job of capturing the essence of … Continue reading
New Year’s Resolutions
I work out about 3 times a week at the local Y. Today it was so crowded that I had to park about a block away. Every machine and spot was taken inside and there were lots of bodies moving … Continue reading
A Little Can Affect A Lot
I am always amused at the way some arguments are presented in political debates when one side is trying to sell their program. The current controversy over health care costs is only the most recent example of this propensity. One … Continue reading
Filed under business, Economics, government, Politics, travel
